no inside heat,,,,engine heat is ok, have replaced thermostate, flushed,
all vent oors work and removed, checked, and replaced blend door actuater.
water is serculating good,  just not through heater. Also, when in defrost,
ac comes on

I was wondering, and yes I know this is a ford specific newsgroup but
I thought it might make for some interesting comments because a lot of
you seem to know a lot about the inner workings of engines, if making
an engine including the pistons and such would increase the gas milage

I will soon be selling a 1940 Ford Deluxe Conv.  and would like some
idea of it's value.  I am told there is a rating system of 1 to 6 for
the condition of old cars.  is this so? Is there a web site that
describes it?

I am technically wanting as you will  see. Problem with the heat vent
not opening. Lowered the glocve box to check the motor (I guess -
little white square thing). Some wire or something going down to the
gate is missing. Put short screw driver down a little hole and the gate

http://home.sc.rr.com/estaab/water_pump.htm
Never mind the image labels..
or you started out with gunky looking coolant and the heater core is
plugged enough with the gunk that even with what looks like good flow*,

inside heat,,,,have replaced the thermastate and flushed the system, seems
to have good flow, blower motor working and all fuses ok. took the blend
door actuater out and checked it, replaced it and checked it is working
when temp controls are moved, checked air floor doors are ...

I need to know how to replace the brake drums on the rear of my 1989
Ford Tempo.  I purchased two new brake drums, a good brand, made in USA
.
My question is about the hub.   The drum seems to be a press fit on the

In my 97 Taurus i'm having a strange problem.  Whenever starting "cold"
engine (in Florida so not really "cold" per se :-) I can put it into
reverse to back out of driveway or parking spot and whole car kind of
"shudders" or jerks.  As far as I remember only when at idle speed, if

I have a 2002 sable that leaks water when left outside in a rain storm.
Passenger side floor is soaked.  I replaced blower motor once[found water in
housing when I did this].  It seems it only leaks when parked in a rain
storm, extended driving in the rain shows no leakage.  Ford ...

Yesterday my car my car lost all oil from transmission. However I was ready
to rebuild it, I had already rebuild kit and Chilton's manual. (there was no
4-th gear)
The problem is with Chilton's manual which didn't let me sleep last night, I

94 Aerostar  100K miles
Recent tune up made it run better than ever.
Now on cold start ( mornings ) it revs up normally
but then dies out.  After driving a block it will idle,

Bought it new 5 months ago.
Works fine, but the ENGINE is loud.
When standing outside it (idling) sounds like a truck.
I have noticed it since I bought it (new) months ago,

I am getting no spark at all. I have changed the ignition module, new
distributor,coil checked and is fine. I have also changed cap, rotor etc
and I am at a loss as to what it could possibly be. It cranks over fine,
just no spark. Any suggestions would greatly be appreciated. This ...

My mom's 86 T-Bird with 3.8 CFI has just lost its cold idle ability. I've
only done a cursory visual inspection for obvious signs such as vacuum
leaks, loose/disconnected connectors, etc. Before I begin a more in-depth
inspection of settings and CFI components I was hoping to get ...

and develop cars that look attractive?  What up with the American
designers..No one wants their cars